Post, Collier's, McClure's, Liberty, Gentleman's Quarterly, Boys Life. In addition he designed posters for 10 years for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He distinguished himself with his western illustrations that painstakingly detailed life in the west. He was a stickler for accuracy and detail in his painting and drawing. His studio is filled with volumes of books he used to research his subjects and reference photos he took in order to get the level of detail and accuracy he desired in his work. In 1917 he married Marjorie Garman, a fashion illustrator for ladies magazines. They had a son, Charles William Hargens, III. In 1940 they moved to Carversville, Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They would commute to Philadelphia each day to their respective studios. Each summer the Hargens family traveled back to South Dakota, where he painted and photographed the "west" as he saw it. After a few years Charles Hargens set up his studio in Carversville and stopped the daily commute. In 1941 he donated some of the first pieces of art to the Friends of the Middle Border, Inc. who later became the Dakota Discovery Museum. Some of the pieces he donated were Snowy Evening at Buffalo Gap, The Woodcutters, and The Plowman. When he died in 1997 his family honored his wish that his Carversville art studio, and many of his Western works, be donated to the Dakota Discovery Museum where it can be seen today. His signature changed throughout his career which can be see at The Dakota Discovery Museum in Mitchell, South Dakota with one of his more memorable form of his signature containing a highly stylized 'g'. He was recruited in 1947 to act as scoutmaster to Troop 64, a scout troop in Carversville, which he participated in until 1980. Honors and awards 1981 Community Service Award for Excellence in Art from the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Doylestown, PA 1982 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD 1993 The James A. Michener Art Museum honored Hargens with a special exhibition of his work to celebrate his 100th birthday. Exhibitions Major solo exhibitions Rodman House, Doylestown, PA, 1983 Pennswood Art Gallery, Newtown, PA, February, 1984 Upstairs Gallery, Lahaska, PA, 1990, 1991 Celebrate 100th, Charles Hargens, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, 1993 Major group exhibitions Bucks Fever '86, Artists' Studio Tour, Doylestown, PA, 1986 Three Bucks County